Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-06-04
EASTERN AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hanlan wants Gaudaur to- row another
race.
During May the public debt was decreas.
ed $40, 900 900.
Prof. Wagner, the African traveller, killed
himself at Munich
Alleghaney, Penn, will soon have an
electric railway in operation.
A Topeka woman has invented an egg
beater and sold it for 81 400.
Cue of the newest idiosyncrasis in New
York city is parasols for pet dogs.
An angry soa n New York society wears
mourning because his mother has remarked.
Secretary Bayard has been comforting with
the British Minister about the importation Of
Irish paupers.
New York saloons have introduced a
"club" attachment to avoid the action Of
the dry Sunday law.
A folding bed nearly killed Chicago
woman, who was found doubled up and all
but broken in two in it.
The Germans of Michigan threaten to de-
sert the Republican party if it continues to
deal with the Prohibitionists.
The cashier Of the Hochegala, Canada,
L. D. Parent, has absconded with $4,000.
Faro gambling was his ruin.
The two boat crews Of the Lily L., sup
posed to have been lost, have reached AS
toria, Or, after much suffering.
In Washington last week prisoner passed
off counterfeit dollar on police magis-
trate in payment of the fine imposed.
"Silotwor" is new explosive ten times
the strength of gunpowder, exploding with
out smoke or noise. A Russian invented it.
The city of Charlestown, w. Va, after
one year Of prohibition, has returned to high
license, according to State law passed by the
last Legislature.
A gang organized for tine murder and rob-
berry of wealthy farmers and the pillage Of
express trains and pay cars has been discov-
cred at Milwaukee, Wis.
1t is said that twice as many crimes are
committed at Omaha on Sunday as any other
day, because the dance houses and low dives
are permitted to keep open on Sundays.
Bessie Miles, an S-year-old girl, of Har-
rods Creek, KY, was SO frightened at a
spiritual seance by the moaning of mis-
chievous boy that she has lost her reason.
1t is said that scheme is on foot to
consolidate the cattle interests of the North
west, and form company which shall con-
troll SIS, 600, 900 worth of cattle and grazing
lands.
D. o. Mills has given about $4,000 for
the purpose of erecting new building on
the grounds of Bellevue Hospital, New
York, which will be used mainly as train
ing school for the male nurses.
The gold fever has died out at Arlington
Mass, where small quantities have been
found from time to time since last July, and
it is understood, work in the direction of
mining has been indefinitely suspended there.
General o. w. Sterl of Rutland, VT, who
lost his watch two years ago while on FISH
ing excursion, has just had the timepiece re-
turned to him with the explanation that it
was found in mid air dangling by the chain
from twig.
The crops in the Red River Valley Of
Minnesota, which were recently suffering for
want of rain, are now said to be in danger
Of being drowned out The late rains are
aid to have embraced the entire wheat bell
Of the Northwest, and with the exception
noted the outlook is generally favorable.
1t is reported that Frenchmen and Ger
mans who have been warned to leave the
frontiers of either nation are spelling their
respective Egyptians by concealng the fact
that they have received police warning un-
ill after they have borrowed all the money
or valuables they are able TO get and have
crossed the border with their booty.